debtor
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In some cases an alleged debtor asks for and gets more time to respond.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
They will then understand the chit as worthless, which must mean the exclusion of the debtor from the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
“It’s not a routine Chapter 11 case,” a lawyer for lenders that have agreed to provide First Brands with more than $1 billion in emergency debtor financing told the judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
In April, the IMF had approved a new loan of $20 billion for Argentina, already its biggest debtor.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Consistently low rates would rebalance the economy in favor of debtors, he thought, and reduce incentives for people to hoard money and instead encourage them to spend and invest, thereby stimulating employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Some of these debtors don’t know who to contact to make payments, or may believe that the loan servicer trying to contact them demanding payment, which they have never heard of, is a scam.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The billions available to repay defrauded customers includes assets under the control of the debtors, the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
The McConnell bill also would set new limits on where litigants in patent cases and debtors seeking bankruptcy can file their cases.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Magic lions are sent to kill delinquent debtors, and snakes the size of tractors can lie in wait for you in your fields.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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